Vibha Varshney

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Associate Editor, Down To Earth. She joined the magazine in 2000 and has written extensively on health and science issues. She is a biologist by training and holds a PhD in Botany

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Health

COVID-19: Extensive research underway; how much will it help?

As many as 42 vaccines were in preclinical stage and two vaccines in Phase I clinical trials as of March 20, according to WHO

Climate Change

Locust swarms: How can they be warded off?

All ammunition currently in use against locusts can have serious health and environmental impacts

Climate Change

Locust swarms: How the other plague is affecting several states

Locusts have returned to India in just two months and are spreading to new territories. Has climate change added another layer of stress and …

Climate Change

Locust swarm invasion: The wind factor

Desert locusts are age-old threats. But now something is changing in the way they spread and reproduce

Health

In-depth: The COVID-19 testing paradox

There is a growing demand for tests, amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, but they may weaken our response

Health

COVID-19 and the big pharma mess

The pandemic has exposed a serious fault line in the global pharmaceutical supply chain, created by an industry that flourished by putting profit …

Health

COVID-19 exposed dependence of world, India on China for active pharma ingredients

APIs are crucial for drugs and countries have put their eggs in a single basket; India has been discussing the issue for sometime

Health

COVID-19 also brings focus back on pollution due to pharmaceuticals

No time for quick-fix measures. India needs stricter laws

Health

COVID-19: Are antibodies the answer?

Governments worldwide are desperate to identify those who have recovered and developed antibodies against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that …

Health

COVID-19: To test or not

As India begins to relax lockdown rules, there is a growing demand for tests on a mass scale

Health

Battle-ready for COVID-19: A look at the arsenal of various tests

From sophisticated techniques to easy-to-use strips, the world has deployed all kinds of tools to fight novel coronavirus

Science & Technology

How is COVID-19 diagnosed and are the tests reliable?

Let’s delve into the world of diagnostic tests where every reaction and every chemical matters

Health

COVID-19: Sample the unknown

Testing is no doubt the cornerstone of the fight against COVID-19. But the world’s growing obsession with tests might weaken our response …

Health

COVID-19: Sharp dip in TB cases during lockdown, timely diagnosis major worry

A 25% reduction in TB detection due to the COVID-19 pandemic in three months could lead to a 13% increase in TB deaths, according to WHO

Health|Communicable Disease

कोरोना काल में एंटी माइक्रोबियल प्रतिरोध को लेकर क्यों हो रही है चिंता!

दुनिया भर में पहले से ही एंटीबायोटिक दवाओं का तेजी से दु�…

Health

Why do we need to worry about antimicrobial resistance in the time of COVID-19?

As more and more antimicrobials are used to control the virus and the co-infections, this indiscriminate use will further increase AMR

Health|Communicable Disease

कोविड-19: इस रात की सुबह कब?

अधिकांश देशों ने कोविड-19 से लड़ने के लिए फ्लैटनिंग द कर्�…

Health|Communicable Disease

हमारे लिए क्यों जरूरी हैं वायरस

हम अभी कोरोनावायरस को लेकर अधिक चिंतित है, लेकिन हमारे इ�…

Science & Technology

International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Why viruses are necessary

Possible solution to antimicrobial resistance, organ protection are some beneficial roles viruses play

Health

Cut loose: End of COVID-19 containment

Life goes back to normal in my area of residence

Science & Technology

COVID-19: New tool through CRISPR tech to aid quicker coronavirus tests

The technology confirms presence of viral DNA in samples faster and more accurately

Health

Understanding zoonotic diseases: Is COVID-19 Disease X that WHO warned of in 2018?

Disease X predictions: mortality rate higher than seasonal flu; spread as easily as the flu; shake financial markets even before turning pandemic

Health

First-hand: 6 days of COVID-19 containment

Observations on ecological changes around my house

Science & Technology

COVID-19 testing in India hits 1 mln

Country has ramped up its testing facilities

Lifestyle

Cut off amid CVID-19 lockdown: How a positive case next door changes the way I live

One of the latest novel coronavirus positive case in Delhi is at Kalkaji — a house away from mine

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